Stenquist Construction Test - Single Series I

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Object Details

used at

Carnegie-Mellon University

Description

The “Stenquist Construction Test of Mechanical Ability” was devised by John Langdon Stenquist (1885-1952), a PhD student at Columbia University Teachers College, and used to evaluate Army recruits during World War I. This example was used in the Psychology Department at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Ref: John L. Stenquist, Measurements of Mechanical Ability (New York, 1923).

“Dr. Stenquist, Educational Leader, Dies,” [Baltimore] Sun (Nov. 9, 1952), p. 38.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Carnegie-Mellon University. Department of Psychology

date made

ca 1918

ID Number

MG.311913.10

catalog number

311913.10

accession number

311913

Object Name

psychological test

Physical Description

wood; metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall (closed): 2 1/4 in x 24 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 61.595 cm x 13.97 cm

overall (open): 2 in x 24 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 61.595 cm x 13.97 cm

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Military

Science & Mathematics

Modern Medicine and the Great War

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9fb3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1286185